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Overview

Saleemul Huq was a researcher affiliated with Independent University in Bangladesh. Their work predominantly contributed to the fields of Social Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on interdisciplinary research areas.

The main subfields of their studies included Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Economics and Econometrics. These fields formed the foundation for their exploration of climate-related issues and their societal impacts.

The primary topics that Saleemul Huq addressed in their research encompassed:

  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Saleemul Huq's frequent publication venues reflected interdisciplinary engagement, including:

  • Global Sustainability
  • BioScience
  • Sustainability Science
  • npj Climate Action
  • Science

Among notable recent papers associated with the research themes explored were:

  • World Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency 2021, published in 2021 in BioScience
  • Global recognition of the importance of nature-based solutions to the impacts of climate change, published in 2020 in Global Sustainability
  • The 2023 state of the climate report: Entering uncharted territory, published in 2023 in BioScience
  • Loss and Damage and limits to adaptation: recent IPCC insights and implications for climate science and policy, published in 2020 in Sustainability Science
  • Climate change threatens our health and survival within decades, published in 2022 in The Lancet

Saleemul Huq collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • M. Feisal Rahman
  • Mizan R. Khan
  • Johan Rockström
  • Kristie L. Ebi
  • Karen E. McNamara

Best Publications

  • Climate Change 2007 Synthesis report

    Lenny Bernstein;Peter Bosch;Osvaldo Canziani;Zhenlin Chen

  • Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : Working Group II contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    Tarekegn Abeku;Pamela Abuodha;Francis Adesina;Neil Adger

  • Adaptation to climate change in the developing world

    W. Neil Adger;Saleemul Huq;Declan Conway;Mike Hulme

  • Adaptation to climate change in the context of sustainable development and equity

    B Smit;O Pilifosova;I Burton;B Challenger

  • From Impacts Assessment to Adaptation Priorities: the Shaping of Adaptation Policy

    Ian Burton;Saleemul Huq;Bo Lim;Olga Pilifosova

  • World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency

    William J Ripple;Christopher Wolf;Thomas M Newsome;Jillian W Gregg

  • Fairness in Adaptation to Climate Change

    W. Neil Adger;Jouni Paavola;Saleemul Huq;M. J. Mace

  • Mainstreaming adaptation to climate change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

    Saleemul Huq;Hannah Reid;Mama Konate;Atiq Rahman

  • Inter-relationships between adaptation and mitigation

    Richard J.T. Klein;S. Huq;F. Denton;T.E. Downing

  • Adaptation Policy Frameworks For Climate Change: Developing Strategies, Policies And Measures

    Bo Lim;Erika Spanger-Siegfried;Ian Burton;Elizabeth L. Malone

  • Livelihood resilience in the face of climate change

    Thomas Tanner;David Lewis;David Wrathall;Robin Bronen

  • Adaptation needs and options

    Ian R. Noble;Saleemul Huq;Yuri A. Anokhin;Jo Ann Carmin

  • Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change: What Role for Official Development Assistance?

    Jessica M. Ayers;Saleemul Huq

  • Why equity is fundamental in climate change policy research

    Sonja Klinsky;J. Timmons Roberts;Saleemul Huq;Chukwumerije Okereke

  • Climate negotiations beyond Kyoto: developing countries concerns and interests

    Adil Najam;Adil Najam;Saleemul Huq;Saleemul Huq;Youba Sokona

  • The development and climate nexus: the case of sub-Saharan Africa

    Ogunlade Davidson;Kirsten Halsnæs;Saleemul Huq;Marcel Kok

  • Mainstreaming Adaptation in Development

    Saleemul Huq;Hannah Reid

  • Climate change, adaptive capacity and development

    Joel B Smith;Richard J T Klein;Saleemul Huq

  • Editorial Reducing risks to cities from disasters and climate change

    Saleemul Huq;Sari Kovats;Hannah Reid;David Satterthwaite

  • Vulnerability, Adaptation and Climate Disasters: A Conceptual Overview

    Farhana Yamin;Atiq Rahman;Saleemul Huq

  • Adaptation Policy Frameworks for Climate Change

    Bo Lim;Erika Spanger-Siegfried;Ian Burton;Eizabeth Malone

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Timmons Roberts
J. Timmons Roberts Brown University
Gary W. Yohe
Gary W. Yohe Wesleyan University
James D. Ford
James D. Ford University of Leeds
Richard J.T. Klein
Richard J.T. Klein Stockholm Environment Institute
Ian Burton
Ian Burton University of Toronto
W. Neil Adger
W. Neil Adger University of Exeter
Emily Boyd
Emily Boyd Lund University
Jouni Paavola
Jouni Paavola University of Leeds
Lea Berrang-Ford
Lea Berrang-Ford University of Leeds
Petra Tschakert
Petra Tschakert Curtin University

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